By the time ECW folded in 2001, Rhyno had the distinction of being the final ECW World Heavyweight Champion of the original promotion. He joined WWE that same year as a member of The Alliance and ...

2001 from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York. This was the final nationally and globally broadcast event held by the original and independent ECW before it filed for bankruptcy two ...

An integral part of ECW both in the ring and behind the scenes up until the company’s 2001 demise, Dreamer was the only competitor who stayed faithful to Paul Heyman’s sports-entertainment ...

ECW went out of business in 2001, but the influence of the promotion can still be felt to this day. Many of its top stars have gone on to have Hall of Fame careers, one of whom is the brains of th ...